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  1. Humans

    Changing Priorities: Bush initiative shifts science-budget funds

    President Bush's proposed fiscal year 2007 budget would keep overall research and development spending at approximately current levels.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Math

    Ask-a-Friend Marketplaces

    If you ask enough friends, paying for answers to questions can help you get the answers you need from a social network.

    By Ivars Peterson
  3. Animals

    Crouching Scientist, Hidden Dragonfly

    Although dragonflies are among the most familiar of insects, science is just beginning to unravel their complex life stories.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Chemistry

    Making a Little Progress

    Scientists are using nanotechnology to develop new strategies for diagnosing and treating cancer.

    By Aimee Cunningham

  5. Biofilm-producing bacteria could stabilize buildings

    Bacteria that ooze a sticky matrix could help stabilize the soil beneath structures in earthquake-prone areas.

    By Christen Brownlee

  6. Do No Harm: Stem cells created without destroying healthy embryos

    Scientists have devised ways to isolate embryonic stem cells from mice without destroying viable embryos.

    By Christen Brownlee
  7. Humans

    From the July 20, 1935, issue

    A warning sign for pilots, better methods for producing radioactive substances, and making potatoes grow better with ultrasound.

    By Science News

  8. When opposites don’t attract

    The quirks of two kinds of European corn borers are giving researchers a way to study how a single species might split in two.

    By Susan Milius

  9. Turning Back Time: Embryonic stem cell rejuvenates skin cell

    By fusing an embryonic stem cell with an adult skin cell, researchers have created cells that retain valuable embryonic characteristics but carry the adult cell's genes.

    By Christen Brownlee
  10. Humans

    Books for Late Summer

    The writers of Science News present wide-ranging recommendations of books for readers to pack for their late-summer vacations.

    By Science News
  11. Health & Medicine

    Licorice ingredient ferrets out herpes

    A compound in licorice homes in on lab-grown cells infected with a herpes virus and induces them to self-destruct.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Health & Medicine

    Prescription Strength Chocolate, Revisited

    Studies reported at a recent symposium on chocolate's biological impact are zeroing in on the ingredients that seem to make it good for your heart.

    By Janet Raloff